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IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS POR TYING AND PAGKIN C1 WOOL PLEEGES.

SPEO'IFIOATIONL TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. WORCESTER, of berlin, in the county of Lorainand Stateof Ohio, have` 'invented certain new and useful improvements in Fleece Tying Machines; and 4I do hereby declare that the` following is a full and complete description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, makingV a part of vthis specification, in which- Figure Iris a side view of the machine. Figure 2 is a top view of the same. Figure 3 is an end view. Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the different views presented.

This wool table consists of a light wooden frame, A, fig. 1, which is in shape an oblong square, and is sup: i

ported by the legs, B. These legs are so connected to the frame as to allow oftheir being turned up within the frame, as indicated by the dotted lines a, iig. 2, for the convenience of carrying the table from place to place.` l.

C, gs. 1 and 2, are a pair of leaves, which are so connected to the frame by the hinges, b, as to permit of their being turned down upon the frame, as indicated by the dottcd'lines c, iig. 2, thereby forming the outer sides-cf the top of the table. AThe section of the top between the sides consists of the parallel bars, I). In the three central ones is cut a groove, d, to whichlreference will be made hereafter. E,`iigs. 2 and 4, are adjustable or sliding heads, which 'consist of the vertical g arms, F, the lower ends of which are tennoned. Said tennons are3 passed through the spaces between the bars D, and pinned into mortises cut in the cross-piece,'G, on the under i side of the bars. The shoulders, f, rest onthc upper side of the bars, and upon which they`slide,iand are thereby prevented from falling through the position of these heads when in place, as indicated by the` dotted i i lines h, iig. 1. H, iig. 2, is a roller over which runs the rope, I, one end of the same being connected to the 1 weight, J, and the other to the adjustable heads above described. These heads are alsoyconnectedto the roller.

K, by means of a rope around which it is wound for the purpose hereafter shown. E', is a crank by which the roller K is turned. M is a curved lever or pawl, the short arm of which is pointed and catches into the holes z'.

As the roller turns, the long arm of this pawl or lever reaches above the top of the frame, as shown infigs. 1

and 3, and the'position ofwhich, in jrelation to the roller and table, is indicated by the dotted lines j, `fig. l1.` r N, Q iig. 2, is a spiral spring, by means of which the pawl is retained in the holes, to befreferred to` hereafter.` `O, i fig. 3, formsv the end of the table, and against Vthe sides of which the 'leaves C` shut and are held, when thus turned up by the spring placed across the top of the end piece O, forming thuis, together, a box in which the wool is tied in the following manner: The leaves C, above described, are spread out, as indicated by theldotted, p, lines c, iig. 2, above referred to. The table is then threaded by passing the `strings through the holes m, iig. 3, r i i and stretching them along in the grooves d, so`that the ends of which may reachftontheoppositeend of the i bars. The ieece is then spread out on the table between the heads E, and the sides of which are then foldedin` until it becomes of the same width of the bar section of the table; the ileece,.'on beingthus folded, theleaves 1 C are then turned up and secured in this position by the spring 1?,.above described. Theftwo heads are then V drawn together by the ropes and roller referred to, until they reach the'poin-t indicated by the dotted linesn, 1

g. 2, andare there retained by the pawl or lever M. ,The strings are then lifted frgom the grooves and brought l` around the iiecce and tied,and when thus tied the leaves ,areV droppedl down, one of `whichpressing ,upon the i upward projecting arm of the lever, forces the pawl arm from the holes in the rol1erand the heads are thereby i immediately drawn back to the endsoi` the table by the'weightsJ, to which they are attached by the rope I. j,

It will be evident from this that the fleece thus done up is pressed together, and not folded or rolled as in `the y ordinarywool table; hence, it leaves the table in the shape of a small square'bale, equally pressed, without being torn or strained apart; and the leece, however torn or ragged it may have been when laid` upon thetable,

cau be tied up neatly and tight, and that, too, with the discolored wool entirely hidden bygtheileshswide of the fleece.

What I claim as my invention, andrdesire to secure by Letters Patent, ips--` The sliding heads E, weights J, `grooved` bars D, and the adjustable leaves C, asl arranged in combination` with the lever M and rollers K and H, in the manner and'for the purpose set forth. j

AMES M. WORCESTER..`

Witnesses WELLS PORTER, RICHARD Renens?. 

